Translating palliative care narratives into art: An arts-based knowledge translation pilot with young adult artists
The translation process produced accessible visual interpretations of complex illness narratives and, based on course feedback, appeared to facilitate openness to death-related discussions. These findings suggest arts-based translation approaches warrant further exploration as potential tools for enhancing death literacy, with future research needed to systematically evaluate their impact on young adults' comfort and competence with end-of-life topics.
Authors
- Kristina Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5600-1043)
- Philippe Blanchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-7737)
- Susan Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-2267)
- Kelli Stajduhar
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Ontario College of Art and Design (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Care and Social Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524261423586
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00